About

Since 2006, Ismailimail has been sharing thousands of inter and intra-faith stories of achievements and excellence, from the community across the world, which promotes a balance between spiritual and material worlds.

Please note that https://ismailimail.blog is a 100% advertisement free website. We are a voluntary service – a personal initiative. The site does not take open-ended questions, comments or contentious observations. Ismailimail is not an official blog/website of the Ismaili Muslim community (see introduction below). Standard disclaimer applies on all referred content: Views expressed in the blog posts and commentary are solely those of the individuals providing them and do not reflect the opinions of Ismailimail blog.

This blog and the editor of this blog is not associated with any of the Aga Khan Institutions. This blog does not represent, nor operate on behalf of Mawlana Hazar Imam [His Highness the Aga Khan], the Ismaili Tariqah [faith], the jamat [community], and any Ismaili institution. This blog is an individual effort to reverberate the good news, inter and intra-faith stories of achievements and humanitarian works across the globe.

Philosophy behind Ismailimail (IM)

The symbol of IM uses ‘o’ or “vaav”. ‘O’ comes from the words like Muhammad or Ali in Calligraphy and shows the subject or the doer of an action and ‘vaav’ is ‘and’ which shows connection. It is to depict “I’m” I am. I am a proud Ismaili and that I am strong and confident in my faith and my community to be identified as an Ismaili Muslim.

The logo is exclusively designed by one of our readers, an architect by profession. The logo features Fatimid Imam-Caliph Nizar’s Gold Dinar depicting the major historical event. The English letter “I” and “M” portrays contemporary existence of Ismailis, having a personal impact in the world(s) – spiritual and material.

The Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, generally known as the Ismailis, belong to the Shia branch of Islam. The Shia form one of the two major branches of Islam, the Sunni being the other. The Ismailis live in over 25 different countries, mainly in Central and South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, as well as in Europe, North America and Australia.

His Highness the Aga Khan became Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims on July 11, 1957 at the age of 20, succeeding his grandfather, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah Aga Khan. He is the 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims and a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, the first Imam, and his wife Fatima, the Prophet’s daughter.

His Highness the Aga Khan fulfills part of his hereditary responsibilities as Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims through the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). AKDN is therefore a contemporary endeavor of the Ismaili Imamat to realize the social conscience of Islam through institutional action. The overall goal of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is the improvement of Quality of Life (QoL) in the areas where its member institutions work.

Click here to for the official website of the Aga Khan Development Network: www.akdn.org

Ya Ali Madad
To every brother and sister. It is a fantastic effort on cyber space. I want to Share with You that in Hunza near great China we have snow falling once more than 5 inches and in second time 3 inches in centeral Hunza, and Hunzaies are really happy.
Golden Jubilee Mubarak. I really appreciate ismaili mail effort.

YAM 2 all ismaili…this iz very interesting and helpful website 4 all ismailis…..i found it very interesting n superb website…..i am requesting all ismilis to use this website n feel yourself proud to be I”SMAILI”……………YAM….

YAM my brothers and sisters all over the world.
I would like to thank my best friend Ismail K because of his referrence to to this lovely website .
May H H gives you peace love and health.
take care
Kamal Salamieh

Thank you. We are also approaching our 3rd year in operation. With 2.5 million page views; 4500 plus blog posts; 5200 plus comments, it is all due to the support and blessings of countless enthusiasts the world over. We owe the fast paced and continuous activities of this site to all those unnamed contributors who diligently submit stories for publication and guide us in keeping the quality of contents.

Congratulations to the maintainer(s) of this website!! It is an excellent resource and I visit regularly because you ar eprobably the best site online where you gather informaiton from all othe rosurces!! Keep it up – I’m sure you have a mass following!!

The credit goes to all those who find and share the stories with the blog for everyone’s benefit, and those who read the same with interest. The credit also goes to all those who participate via their comments. This site is a collective effort of all of us involved at various levels.

I am proud of the project under his highness Aga Khan throughout Africa.
I have workede for part of the projects and managed relationship for the group in East Africa through Barclays Bank.
Its is an organisation founded on strong ethical grouds and solid objectives.
I appreciate to his highness all his efforts and wish him well.

Ya ali Madad brother! i m from north pakistan and have the same will to be in contact with all ismailis of every race.I like the tajik songs and the shows of Navroz festival…i hv dowloaded some from the youtube.if u know some wbsites then u can give to me…..

YAM
this is Moiz Karim Tajik i’m form Gojal Hunza Pakistan,
this is the first time i’m visiting the site it’s really very meritorious job keep it up and ISA all the Ismailies of the world will get connected …

—–Good job I am from Gojal upper part of Hunza-Geneological touches GOORON of Tajikistan. Heart touching themes but the collection is not up to the mark. With the passage of time it will improve and recollect all the Ismaili Heros (be better the past, present and do hope for the future) to inspire the YOUTH of our Time.

I have read a couple of your posts over the years so am really enjoying being at the Aga Khan University in Karachi, having traveled here from New Zealand. Your news will mean a lot more to me now having met staff here such as Ass Prof Rafat Jan

Ismailimail has about 2300 email subscribers and countless other daily visitors to the website. Your collaboration, interaction and enthusiasm for information and knowledge has made all the difference in the year 2011 which is our 6th year in operation. Hope to continue this relationship strong in 2012 and beyond.

yes I am proud being an Ismaili of Karachi. this web site is so nice which provide International news about our Community. It will be better to add a chepter about Ismaili Litreture and since much of our litreture is in Gujarati a chepter in Gujrati will be very useful for us in India,Pakistan and Bungladesh,Shri Lanka etc. Kindly consider. with best regards Amirali Khimani from Karachi Pakistan

Beautiful Face of Allah Shows Himself through generations.For every generation His Face guided a group of people and nations along Sirat-al-Mustaqeem.Once in His Zahiri Swarup He was with Chinese,once with Jews,once with Christians,once with Hindus,once with Arabs.
Today He is with us,Alhamdullillah! He is guiding us and protecting us.He is hafiz.His beautiful smile makes happy all the creation.When He walks it seems the whole creation is walking and moving with Him and around Him.When He talks it seems the whole nature is talking.When He showers His blessings upon us it’s the same rain of Rahma which fell down after the Prophet(s) declares Hazrat Ali(a) as His Successor to Imamate in Ghadir Khumm.When He says Khanavadan only a very small number of people can understand what’s behind this phrase,because in reality according to Quran when Allah placed Adam and Eve on earth He said:” For now and forever it will be your home.You are the Sultan of your home and if you will remember me until i take of you what belongs to Me,Verily! I will make you Khanavadan!

Ya Ali Madat, my name is ali ebrahim, born in Kenya currently in England. I am on home dialysis for chronic kidney failure. I have been told my kidneys will cease to function all together in a years time. I have a dream to visit India, Mumbai the country of my ancestors. my only problem is that I need some storage space of about 25 boxes of my medical supplies each weighing 10 kilos. anyone in Mumbai can help me out. im willing to pay for the service

Congratulations to Ismailimail on having achieved 10,000,000,000 hits!

Your blog is admirable for many things, including connecting the Ismaili community and providing an on-line civil society face for non-Ismailis the world over. The blog has always remained humble, responsible and positive, and not inflammatory or political, and has been a wonderful compliment to the official community and Imamat portals.

The much-visited and wildly popular ISMAILIMAIL website is barely 100 hits away from a milestone 18 million hits overall since around mid-2006. Heartiest congratulations to the publisher and team of this pioneering blog from someone who has been there right from the beginning, namely myself.

Ya Ali Maddad and Navroz mubarak. I am trying to locate one of our relatives brother of my grandfather by name of NUrmohamed Jaffer who was in Kampala and was running a petrol station at Wandegeye. Would appreciate any information . Out of six brothers he is the only one for whom I do not have information.